Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Morning Coffee: Dollar General Sweepstakes

This one is for Kristin, who recommended Dollar General as a place to pick up cheap kids' toothpaste and toothbrushes. Alas, there's no Dollar General in LA. But Kristin, and those of you who have one nearby, may want to enter their Fresh Start Sweepstakes, which has over $400,000 in prizes. (Via Money Saving Mom.)

Today's Amazon Deal of the Day is Fitness DVD Bundles.There are four different themed bundles for $19.99 each. Take a look if you've been thinking of getting some DVDs to help with your New Year's resolution to get fit. Disclosure: I'm an Amazon affiliate, so any purchase you make after entering Amazon through a link on Chief Family Officer supports this site at no additional cost to you. Thank you!

Over at Ebates, the Daily Double Store of the Day is Barnes & Noble - you'll get 8% cash back on purchases you make through Ebates today, including gift cards. To learn more about Ebates, read my original review. Disclosure: If you join Ebates through my referral link, we'll both get a $5 bonus when you make your first purchase. Thank you!

The Bargain Jargon has links to Yankee Candle coupons, and promises to keep you updated on when to hit their clearance sale.

Tia's Saving Cents has compiled a list of where you can get a deal on the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs DVD. I have to ask, though – did anyone actually like the movie? Our kids wanted to leave less than an hour in, and we were happy to oblige.

Get a printable coupon for $1 off Duck Brand packaging tape. You may be able to find this on clearance at stores like Walmart.

Nicole's Nickels has details on how to get a free bottle of Dentyne gum today (you'll need a Twitter account).

A new report that children with autism don't necessarily have dietary issues comes as no surprise to me. I'm sure that there are some children who benefit from adding or removing specific foods to and from their diet, but probably not more than the general population. My friend whose son is autistic tried some special diets with him at the direction of a nutritionist, and as my friend said, she adhered to the rules set by the nutritionist because she would have felt horribly guilty to learn down the line that dietary changes could have helped her son. But she didn't see a single ounce of change in him, so he's happily back to eating his usual fare.

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1 Comments:

Thank you, Cathy! You're so sweet. Your blog is so much fun to read, I don't see how you devote so much time to all you have going on and still do such a good job. I think you must wear a Super Woman costume or something- a kid, a career, a husband and a great blog...I would have collapsed from exhaustion about oh, after a week!

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I'm an attorney, wife to Marc, and mother to toddler Alex and newborn Tyler. I'm also the CFO of our family - I manage our finances, including our spending, saving, investing and planning. I love to cook, and I even enjoy the occasional craft project if it's not too complicated.

I used to post on a regular schedule but found that my life was to hectic to keep up. Instead, I now post when I can on my favorite topics: family finances, cooking, and parenting.